Hastings 1066

Medieval Timeline

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  • Battle of Hastings
    Jan 1, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    King William the Conquerer defeated Harold Godwinsin at Hastings
  • First Crusade
    Jan 1, 1099

    First Crusade

    The First Crusade to claim the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Muslims
  • Knights Templar founded
    Jan 1, 1118

    Knights Templar founded

    The Knights Templar is founded to protect the newly taken Holy Land
  • Second Crusade
    Jan 1, 1147

    Second Crusade

    The Second Crusade for the Holy Land begins
  • The Inquisition begins
    Jan 1, 1184

    The Inquisition begins

    The Catholic Church begins to seek out and find Heretics, Pagans, and other sub-religions and kill them.
  • Third Crusade
    Aug 24, 1190

    Third Crusade

    Salidin united all the Muslims to retake the Holy Land, hence sparking the bloodiest Crusade of them all.
  • Fourth Crusade
    Aug 24, 1200

    Fourth Crusade

    Fourth Crusade begins, and Constantinople is sacked.
  • Magna Carta signed
    Aug 24, 1215

    Magna Carta signed

    The Barons of England revolt against the King, and forc him to sign the first kind of Bill of Rights
  • Marco Polo travels to China
    Aug 24, 1295

    Marco Polo travels to China

    Marco Polo publishes his travels to China
  • Aug 24, 1297

    William Wallace

    William Wallace leads the Scotts to victory from the English
  • Hundred Years War begins
    Aug 24, 1337

    Hundred Years War begins

    England and France begin the war for control of Europe
  • Chaucer begins the Canterbury Tales
    Aug 24, 1380

    Chaucer begins the Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer begins the Canterbury Tales that describe a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas Beckett
  • Leonardo da Vinci born
    Aug 24, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci born

    The famous Renaissance artist, inventor, and engineer is born
  • War of the Roses begins
    Aug 24, 1455

    War of the Roses begins

    War of the Roses begins and destroys much of England
  • Aug 24, 1455

    Johann Gutenburg mass produces Bible

    Johann Gutenburg invents the printing press and mass produces the Bible
  • War of the Roses End
    Jan 1, 1485

    War of the Roses End

    The War of the Roses ends